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dragonspeed
dragonspeed

Reputation: 276

Using VS2005 and VSS is there a way to add comments to checkins?

All the googling around hasn't found an answer for me yet... I have one of our devs that is using VSS and VS2005. Checking in works (abeit quite painfully across the 'Net) but there doesn't seem to be a way to put comments into a checkin (unless you embed it in the source file maybe?) I'll be one of the firs to admit that my knowledge of VSS is pretty slim, and if there's a "Duh" answer, would be happy to hear it :)

Upvotes: 3

Views: 640

Answers (5)

Martin
Martin

Reputation: 11

If you missed to add comments due to the "Check In Now" setting, you can still add a CheckIn-comment via

  1. check in the file in question
  2. right-click on filename in SolutionExplorer
  3. View History
  4. double click on youngest item
  5. adding your comment under Comment

Upvotes: 1

Henryk
Henryk

Reputation: 1139

When checking in from the VS2005 IDE you should be prompted for check-in comments. If you are not then you probably have the "Don't show Check In dialog box when checking in items" option ticked in Tools->Options->Source Control->Environment. Untick and the check-in comment dialog will display when checking in.

Upvotes: 0

Greg D
Greg D

Reputation: 44086

You can use the View Pending Checkins... collapsible pane in visual studio. It has a toggle button that exposes a comment box.

Upvotes: 4

tbreffni
tbreffni

Reputation: 5130

In Visual Studio 2005 there is a "Pending Changes" view that lets you add comments to a single file or group of files to be checked in. Pending Changes can be accessed via the View menu.

Upvotes: 1

Dillie-O
Dillie-O

Reputation: 29745

When you go to check in a file(s) there should be the "fast" check in option and the check in option that has the ellipses (...) next to it indicating a dialog will open. When you use this feature to check in/out a file, there is a section in the dialog that allows you to add comments.

Upvotes: 0

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